Bumble Kids: Activities
These activities will help you to learn more about bumblebees and have lots of fun
at the same time!
Activity sheets
Ages 4-6 years
- Busy bees (4-6) Activity sheet 1 – Introduction to bumblebees
- Busy bees (4-6) Activity sheet 2 – Bumblebees need wildflowers
Busy bees (4-6) Activity sheet 3 – Nests- Busy bees (4-6) Activity sheet 4 – Honeybees and bumblebees
- Busy bees (4-6) Activity sheet 5 – How bees see
Ages 7-10 years
- Busy bees (7-10) Activity sheet 1 – Introduction to bumblebees
- Mobile template for Activity sheet 1
- Busy bees (7-10) Activity sheet 2 – Bumblebees need wildflowers
- Busy bees (7-10) Activity sheet 3 – Nests
- Busy bees (7-10) Activity Sheet 4 – Honeybees and bumblebees
- Busy bees (7-10) Activity Sheet 5 – How bees see
Ages 11+ years
- Busy bees (11+) Activity sheet 1 – Introduction to bumblebees
- Busy bees (11+) Activity sheet 2 – Bumblebees need wildflowers
- Busy bees (11+) Activity sheet 3 – Nests
- Busy bees (11+) Activity Sheet 4 – Honeybees and bumblebees
- Busy bees (11+) Activity Sheet 5– How bees see
Facts and Activities for Activity Leaders:
- Bees needs and meadows
- Bumblebees and willow trees
- Hedgerows & homes, the bumblebee nest
- Bees needs and herbs
- Growing food (thank you, bees)
- Fruit trees and bees
Teacher Resources
Crafts
Games
Other
- Poem: ‘The Rules of Mathematics’
- Listen to the GYB poem by Anneliese Emmans Dean below:
- Sounds from Nature “Dashboard” by Mark Ferguson.
- Sounds from Nature “Lodge” by Mark Ferguson.
For access to more fun activities become a youth member of Bumblebee Conservation Trust today. Or, if you are a teacher or run a youth group, why not buy the Teacher/ Youth Leader pack from our Shop for access to lesson plans, stickers and PowerPoint presentations.